page_title: Richard B. Russell Dam
hierarchical_section_title: Richard B. Russell Dam
caption_attribution_description: English: Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake on the Savannah River, spanning the border between Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, South Carolina. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control on the Savannah River. Coordinates: 34°1′32.28″N 82°35′49.73″W&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;34.0256333°N 82.5971472°W
context_page_description: Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1985 for the purposes of flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation, additional stream flow regulation, water supply, and fish and wildlife management. The concrete structure of the dam spans 1,904 feet and rises 210 feet above the riverbed, housing a hydro-power plant with an installed 600 megawatts capacity. The Richard B. Russell Dam is the final large dam completed by the U.S. Army Corps in the Savannah River Basin and lies 30 miles downstream from the Hartwell Dam and 37 miles upstream from the J. Strom Thurmond Dam.
context_section_description: Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1985 for the purposes of flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation, additional stream flow regulation, water supply, and fish and wildlife management. The concrete structure of the dam spans 1,904 feet (580 m) and rises 210 feet (64 m) above the riverbed, housing a hydro-power plant with an installed 600 megawatts (800,000 hp) capacity. The Richard B. Russell Dam is the final large dam completed by the U.S. Army Corps in the Savannah River Basin and lies 30 miles downstream from the Hartwell Dam (1962) and 37 miles (60 km) upstream from the J. Strom Thurmond Dam (1954).
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